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sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but there's a million people watching the marathon. as a result, every single family knows someone who was here yesterday. this is a very special day each year for the whole state. krystle campbell from medford is somebody that is part of the larger massachusetts family. they were all grieving. >> everywhere you go today, you see the faces of sadness. there's not a place where you can look where you don't see people who are feeling this. >> no. this is -- this is something that hit us just 12 years ago. >> the planes originated from here. >> they hijacked two planes with 150 people on those two planes that flew into the wo
sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> it shows that the culture that the issue of safety is something that has not been a priority. >> we investigated, now a state lawmaker is demanding action from the governor. right now at 6:00, the shakeup he's calling for at the california public utilities commission. >>> plus a highly anticipated hearing for the south bay teens accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old audrie pott. >> frantic moments for a father and son who were at the finish line at the boston marathon when the bomb went off. >>>
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> clues to the massacre. what the color of the smoke is telling us. >> what clues can you determine from the video? >> do these videos hold the key to tracking down the monster that did this? and the mystery of the man on the roof. >> then, soft targets. are we all at risk? >> stay away from
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in real tight on these little pots down here. this is what pressure cookers look like. give it a second to focus and see how much tighter we can get. these are what pressure cookers look like in case you haven't seen them. these are rather inexpensive pressure cookers. in case you've not ever dealt with one. a pot with a cover on it that you can make basically air tight and food cooks faster. and then for at least a decade, they've been used to make bombs around the world. so inside is the explosive and the authorities believe it is gunpowder or smokeless powder.
nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in...
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. >> nbc news terrorism analyst, great to have you on. >>> joining me now is the congressman with the house homeland security committee. it's good to have you here. i want to talk about whether tsarnaev is going to be charged today. right now as we all understand it he hasn't been read his miranda rights to keep him in a gray area right now whether or not he would be considered an enemy combatant or information that he would be allowing to investigators may not be used against him if he were try to be tried as an american civilian. as i talked there with roger about the fact that congressman peter king over the weekend said the homeland is the battlefield and that times have really changed, what are your thoughts about what the congressman has said about the fbi and that they may have missed red flags and the fact that the homeland is the battlefield? >> as you know, thomas, the fbi conducts thousands of interviews like this. i will say that they do a good job. i would say unless there was some evidence that would lead them to not do something to this individual, i would say they did
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nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>> and we're finding out more about the victims killed as the identities were revealed. three died yesterday, we now know two names, 29-year-old krystle campbell is one just confirmed to nbc news by her father this afternoon. she was a restaurant manager from medford massachusetts. this other guy, 8 years old, killed while they stood by the finish line. neighbors are haunted by this traged tragedy. >> to know he will never come home, it kept me up. >> martin released a statement, saying the wife and daughter suffered injuries, he asked others to pray for his family. stay with us for continuing coverage, and coming up a
nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>>...
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. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to walk around the perimeter, many snapping photos on their cell phones. and police want people who snapped photos yesterday during the race capturing images. if you notice anything suspicious they would like you to share that with the boston police department. live here in boston, i'm shomari stone. >>> all right, the flags are at half staff to honor the victims of the bombing. the flag will remain lowered until april 20th out of respect. and the president will go to boston on thursday, speaking at a service dedicated to those killed or gravely wounded in the bombings. earlier today, the president spoke to the nation wit
. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to...
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within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston affiliate of nbc. what are the experts making of the fact that it was there, that bag, whatever it is sitting there before the explosion and then in this picture taken afterwards you can see the smoke trailing up to the left there diagonally? what does that tell us? >> it tells us it's something they're investigating, chris. they know, they believe very strongly that the bombs were brought to the scene in backpacks. but i think it's fair to say they're looking at whether after they got there, they put them in these shopping bags. now, that thing next to the -- to the ba
within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston...
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with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search -- pressure cooker bombs. one point that i thought was quite interesting that fbi special agent in charge deloria made, these are heavy bombs. two heavy bombs in black nylon bags at two locations about 75 to 100 yards away from each other that were set off within 12 seconds. it remains an open question whether that could have been done by one perpetrator or more than one to have placed those two bags within a short period of time in this open, crowded area and not be noticed. it does raise questions whether one person could have pulled that off. i should tell you that a couple of other pi
with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search --...
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and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda online magazine "inspire" repeated an article that showed how to build pressure cooker bombs. so they've been out there for a long time. the part, the components of this device appear not to be very fancy. in addition to that, there were shrapnel, ball bearings, bbs, from the sound of the doctors you heard at the beginning of your program, apparently nails as well. and then for the explosive basically gun powder, smokeless powder that's commonly available in sporting goods stores. so all these pieces are easily available. some kind of timer as well. then placed in black sacks and put in two different
and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda...
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suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief. >> we can tell you authorities are pressing him for information on the attack. of course, the primary concern right now, did he and his brother have any help. >> of course, this is one week after the bomb blasts at the boston marathon. massachusetts governor deval patrick is calling for a moment of silence today at 2:50, the time of that first explosion, and a private funeral will be held tonight for 29-year-old krystle campbell. while a memorial service is planned on the campus of boston university tonight for 23-year-old graduate student lingzi lu. >> so where does the investigation stand? let's get right to nbc's justice correspondent, pete w
suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief....
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senator tells nbc news, quote, we will not get the votes today. on those expanded background checks, despite appeals from newtown families, gabby giffords and public polls showing broad support for it. >>> final farewell to margaret thatcher. under tight security thousands of mourners turned out t at st. paul's cathedral for the funeral of britain's first and only prime minister and key u.s. ally. among those attending, queen elizabeth and her husband, and former vice president dick cheney. thatcher died last week at the age of 87. >>> secret service says a letter addressed to president obama contained a suspicious substance it was intercepted tuesday at an off-site mail facility. nbc news learned the letter came from the same person suspected of mailing a letter to mississippi senator roger wicker this week which field tested positive for the poison ricin. >> review by a washington-based think tank it, quote, indisputable that the u.s. engaged in torture following the nefb terror attacks and the bush administration bears responsibility. the repor
senator tells nbc news, quote, we will not get the votes today. on those expanded background checks, despite appeals from newtown families, gabby giffords and public polls showing broad support for it. >>> final farewell to margaret thatcher. under tight security thousands of mourners turned out t at st. paul's cathedral for the funeral of britain's first and only prime minister and key u.s. ally. among those attending, queen elizabeth and her husband, and former vice president dick...
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law enforcement sources tell nbc news the bombs were built to act like homemade ieds. sources tell nbc news the bombs included a battery pack and "the boston globe" reports investigators recovered a part of a circuit board at the scene. the bombs were packed with scha shrapnel. the bomb was not capable of creating a massive blast. instead, its main purpose was to maim and injure. photos obtained by whdh in boston showed the area where the bomb was left moments before and moments after the detonation. the fbi is looking at these photos and others like them for clues as to who placed the bombs and when. now there is precedent for devices like these. in 2004, the fbi sent out a memo on the use of homemade pressure cooker bombs. al qaeda's online magazine gave instructions for making them just last month and in the 2010 attempted attack on times square, one of the devices found included a pressure cooker and 125 firecrackers. meanwhile, the search of an apartment belonging to a foreign student injured in the blast has so far turned up nothing and he's not considered a susp
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. >>> nbc news has confirmed it was indeed ricin that was in those letters mailed to some officials in washington. it's been confirmed due to a second round of tests. today, 45-year-old paul kevin curtis was in a mississippi courtroom charged with making threats against president obama, mississippi senator roger wicker, and a local county judge. curtis happens to be an elvis impersonator. senator wicker hired him a decade ago to work at an event. a lawyer for curtis said he was innocent. officials say none of this was related to the boston bombings this week. >>> still ahead for us on this thursday night, cars swallowed whole during a morning commute. flooding so bad the ground is giving way in some places. a lot of folks are in for a wild one ahead. later the warning today from the f.a.a. the reason for major flight delays starting this weekend at a lot of the best known airports across this country. >>> take a look at the national radar and look at the front cutting north to south and moving to the east. it's a huge weather system stretching from the mexican border all the way into c
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gabe gutierrez, nbc news, west, texas. >>> just ahead for you, what oscar winner reese witherspoon did to get arrested and the university of notre dame football team has their eye on a whole different type of offense. next. >>> welcome back. on this monday morning, we're looking at a very quiet week of weather. beautiful conditions. but you definitely need the sunglasses if you head out, especially during any long drives. sunshine all the way up through portland. 70 degrees, beautiful weather today, continues the trend that you had over the weekend. of course, we are looking at coastal clouds. even as we go into tomorrow, it will have a repeat. i know we didn't get the -- see, it's a problem, richard. we still didn't get enough wet weather and snow pack in the west over the winter. now it looks like it's done. >> at least it will be fun in the sun. >> yeah. >> we'll take that. >>> in sports, to defend miami's opening round against milwaukee, chris andersen rolling to the hoop for the slam there. and reahn that cheering on the heat who crushed the bucks, 110-87. look at those glasses. >
gabe gutierrez, nbc news, west, texas. >>> just ahead for you, what oscar winner reese witherspoon did to get arrested and the university of notre dame football team has their eye on a whole different type of offense. next. >>> welcome back. on this monday morning, we're looking at a very quiet week of weather. beautiful conditions. but you definitely need the sunglasses if you head out, especially during any long drives. sunshine all the way up through portland. 70 degrees,...
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. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it from the heart. >> he said it from the heart. >> we should have him read the news for you one day dan even though dennis kucinich isn't in congress anymore his wife is still on a tear to make sure representatives eat healthy while at work in the capitol. the hill reports elizabeth kucinich who is a vegan, has been helping make sure the house cafeteria has plenty of plant-based foods available. she's noticed since her husband las left capitol hill, several nonsalad items have snuck their way on to the salad bar. she won't have any of that. she was on the hill yesterda
. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it...
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in fact, we just got new information, nbc news is reporting that illinois governor quinn has declared a state of emergency following the major storm. this massive spring storm caused widespread flooding in chicago. this morning closing schools and prompting scattered evacuations. the heavy flow of water caused a giant sinkhole that swallowed three cars. one of the drivers seriously hurt remains hospitalized. it caused delays of air travelers of more than 300 flights. canceled due to severe weather but illinois is not the only focus. several other midwest states also impacted by this severe weather. >>> the justice department has charged a mississippi man with threatening the president. the 45-year-old is suspected of mailing letters with the poison ricin. president obama and senator wicker. he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison and $500,000 fine as well. federal officials say more tests are needed. >>> still ahead we have new video of the west, texas, explosion. we'll get an update on the continues search for any survivors. >> and be sure to like the "newsnation" on facebook.
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law enforcements have told nbc news. and of course, we don't want to lump all chechnyan people to what is happening in the civil war and fighters over there. what are some warnings that you have for allf u speculate and lbout news? guest: the first thing i heard was they were muslim. whenever i hear that associated with terrorism, and i understand that's a knee-jerk reaction that people can have. when you look back at the 19 hijackers from 9/11 and some of the cases we had, lidge in many cases have been hijacked by many terrors. i have many muslim friends. spent the weekend from a family with bosnian muslims that were there. and they were the ones that were being attacked by the certain terrorists around that city or whatever. so it doesn't make any difference what religion you are. it's the bad people that we have to go after. and i hope that this is the brother that's still alive, i hope they capture him early today. i think that's a big danger. people are going to say they're overreacting with boston wall this lockdow
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joining me nbc's tom brokaw, peggy noonan, and bloomberg news jeffrey goldberg also of "the atlantic" magazine. an emotional week for boston and for the country as we were all on high alert and as we search for meaning in it all, we'll get the first draft of history through the eyes of the one and only doris kearns goodwin, herself a bostonian. >>> given the big events of the week there was a lot of material out there you might have missed. we put together a list of some of my must reads and must see surrounding the boston tragedy including a piece called "the culprit." with more of the back story on the two bombing suspects. you can find it on our press pass blog. as always you can follow me all weeklong on twitte twitter @davidgregory. here is something not to miss this copping week. tune in to nbc news thursday as all five living former presidents gather for the dedication of the george w. bush library and museum. i will be down there and on "today" matt lauer will have is a live interview with the former president and mrs. bush. coming up here after the break, our special edition
joining me nbc's tom brokaw, peggy noonan, and bloomberg news jeffrey goldberg also of "the atlantic" magazine. an emotional week for boston and for the country as we were all on high alert and as we search for meaning in it all, we'll get the first draft of history through the eyes of the one and only doris kearns goodwin, herself a bostonian. >>> given the big events of the week there was a lot of material out there you might have missed. we put together a list of some of...
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joining me nbc's tom brokaw, peggy noonan, and bloomberg news jeffrey goldberg also of "the atlantic" magazine. an emotional week for boston and for the country as we were all on high alert and as we search for meaning in it all, we'll get the first draft of history through the eyes of the one and only doris kearns goodwin, herself a bostonian. revolutionizing an industry can be a tough act to follow, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year. helping thousands of companies simplify how work gets done. how's that for an encore? with xerox, you're ready for real business. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...you'll bust your brain box. ♪ all on thinkorswim from td ameritrade.
joining me nbc's tom brokaw, peggy noonan, and bloomberg news jeffrey goldberg also of "the atlantic" magazine. an emotional week for boston and for the country as we were all on high alert and as we search for meaning in it all, we'll get the first draft of history through the eyes of the one and only doris kearns goodwin, herself a bostonian. revolutionizing an industry can be a tough act to follow, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide...
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. >>> joining me now nbc news justice correspondent, the man who has been leading our coverage all week long, pete williams. former director of the national counterterrorism center and now an nbc national security analyst, michael leiter, a former fbi agent, mike rogers, former secretary of homeland security under president bush, co-cham chairman of the chertoff group, michael chertoff, and in just a few minutes we'll be joined by the assistant majority leader dick durbin, but i want to begin here with pete and mike liter on the latest in terms of what we're tracking. pete williams, the big question at this moment, was there a foreign connection to terrorism? what do we know? >> well, we don't know the answer to that question. the big gap here is what was the older brother doing in russia for six months last year? he leaves in january, arrives in july, and the russians have told the fbi that they were a little worried about him. but what was he doing during all that time in russia? his father says he was visiting him, that he went to see his family, went to renew his russian passport wh
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we'll return you back to the "today" show. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's brian williams. >> well, good day, as our coverage continues. as it has all night and all morning the confines of boston, the boston metropolitan area, the situation so many people locked inside their home and in a sprawling area virtually on lockdown. as savannah gut ree has been detailing, they still have a we still have a suspect on the loose. we want to run you ppz part of the comments that we heard within the past hour of timothy alban, the massachusetts state police. >> i think going door to door, street to street, we are well over 60 or 70% of what we want to cover up there there has been no apprehension at this point. >> that's the latest that we know from the commonwealth of massachusetts. it's probably best at this point and we can't do this too often all day because people are always just joining us to go to pete williams. pete -- i'm told we're going to go instead to ron allen who is in cambridge. ron, cambridge is just one component of all of this. starts in boston
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nbc news confirmed that the suspect was wounded in the throat, and at this point he cannot speak. meanwhile, people gathered today at a makeshift memorial at the marathon finish line. the governor of boston and the mayor calling for a moment of silent tomorrow afternoon at 2:58 p.m., the time of the blast. this aerial infrared footage showed how they were able to locate the suspect hiding out in a boat stored in a watertown backyard. that's not the picture of the infrared footage but we'll show it to you later. 15 people still being treated at the boston hospital, three critical including one of them a 7-year-old girl. and at any moment, nbc's national correspondent michael isikoff is standing by in boston. mike, what's the word at this point on where they are in the process of filing this formal charge? is it still going to happen today? >> reporter: the word is they're very close. they are hoping to do it by late afternoon, perhaps by 5:30, 6:00. now, word of caution. they've said, set some tentative deadlines before. we thought we were going to get it by noon. yesterday we told
nbc news confirmed that the suspect was wounded in the throat, and at this point he cannot speak. meanwhile, people gathered today at a makeshift memorial at the marathon finish line. the governor of boston and the mayor calling for a moment of silent tomorrow afternoon at 2:58 p.m., the time of the blast. this aerial infrared footage showed how they were able to locate the suspect hiding out in a boat stored in a watertown backyard. that's not the picture of the infrared footage but we'll show...
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you want to watch something on abc, you want to watch something on nbc, there will be content providers, and we will have to pay to see it all. - we are only in the middle of this whole period of transition to... - every day something new comes up. - brian tallerico. thanks so much. - thank you. still ahead, a banner weekend for the movie "42." who's smiling? warner brothers. that's coming up. this neighborhood sure has changed a lot over the years. you know there was a time when people like me couldn't live here. i'll never forget being told i wasn't welcome in this neighborhood. well i own this building now, the fair housing act made a difference for someone like me. so i can choose where i want to live, free from discrimination. glad you could make it, right this way... the film chronicling the life of famed major league player jackie robison is a big hit at the box office. our movie man, erik childress, is here on set. good morning to you. "42" knocking it out of the park over the weekend - had the biggest opening weekend ever for a baseball film. what's behind the success? - i thin
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lot more news ahead as well. >>> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high definition. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> good evening. i'm van tieu. >> i'm sorry. you probably have heard and seen this video by now, a.j. clemente making what he is call iing a rookie mistake. we remember our first day, anchoring. clemmente opens up about what led to the use of those words and what got the kid fired. perfect storm of things going wrong moments before that newscast. no one to cue him out on set and didn't have an ear piece to be told. and the show actually started 30 seconds early. >> london marathon is my second story. there is literally three names i don't know how to pronounce at all. >> so you're trying to pronounce them, practicing and as you kept messing them up, you got frustrated, thinking you still had time when you went on the air. >> and fireball shot came right out of my mouth. >> it may be the greatest on-air mistake ever. he actually used the word gay at the top of the show, but that was not the case. he was trying to pronounce the winner of the london marathon. you can catch th
lot more news ahead as well. >>> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high definition. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> good evening. i'm van tieu. >> i'm sorry. you probably have heard and seen this video by now, a.j. clemente making what he is call iing a rookie mistake. we remember our first day, anchoring. clemmente opens up about what led to the use of those words and what got the kid fired. perfect storm of things going wrong moments before that newscast. no one to cue...
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i'm lester holt, nbc news, boston. on the roof. >>> whomever is responsible, it will never make sense as to why. >> furious whoever did this. >> and that anger is now online, as well. two of the victims i spoke to said that not only are they angry, they want the answer as to why. and they know there will never be a justification to answer the question why. >> kerry sanders in boston for us. thank you. this boston marathon attack is a global event, being felt around the world this morning. for that, let's get to london. good morning to you. >> good morning. yeah, the horror of what happened in boston is echoing around the world this morning. let me show you a couple of front pages. the british newspaper, blood bath at the marathon. another newspaper in italian showing that chilling picture from the moment after the explosions. a german newspaper praising what it calls the well functioning american security system and how the american security responded. it means -- politicians around the world, also, a statement from ch
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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody, it is april 18th, 2013. another day, we wake up to some more bad news around the country. this time, west, texas. >> i turned on the tv this morning, he guess it happened last night around 8:00. first you know when you have one of those moments like, are you kidding me? what is this? this is such a small town, west, texas, 2800 people live there. and the fertilizer plant is the biggest thing. >> i'm sure the main industry of the whole community. >> it's a farming town and they use the fertilizer to grow plants and grow crops. >> north of waco. >> yes. and something sparked a fire and an explosion and there was a reporter who was 60 miles from there, who said he felt it. >> if had been on the richter scale, it would have been, what did they say? >> 2.2. >> as you can imagine with that kind of devastation, in one of the news conferences they said buildings were leveled, they're still trying to account for people. they know
. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody, it is april 18th, 2013. another day, we wake up to some more bad news around the country. this time, west, texas. >> i turned on the tv this morning, he guess it happened last night around 8:00. first you know when you have one of those moments like, are you kidding me? what is this? this is such a small town,...
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desk again. >> that was nbc's stephanie goss. humor sadly at that guy's expense. what does your gut tell you? do you think that a.j. clemente should have been fired? go to facebook.com to cast the vote. make sure my mike is off any time that happens to me. that does it. and it happens a lot. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. i hope you have a good day. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice. this is a stunning work of technology. the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to i
desk again. >> that was nbc's stephanie goss. humor sadly at that guy's expense. what does your gut tell you? do you think that a.j. clemente should have been fired? go to facebook.com to cast the vote. make sure my mike is off any time that happens to me. that does it. and it happens a lot. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. i hope you have a good day. "the cycle" is up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is a reason to look twice....
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nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good morning, nice to see you. doctor, you're an emergency room physician operating out of florida, this is your 15th marathon. you two were separated but you were waiting for teresa to cross the finish line and from what i understand, you were right in the middle of both of these blasts. they were at 671 boylston and 690. you were standing right in the middle. >> i was about 20 to 30 feet from the first blast. >> and how closely were you surrounded by other people and what was the impact like? >> well, i was surrounded by a lot of people as we're all trying to watch the runners cross the fini
nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good...
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. >> your news leader in high definition. >> [ bleep ] -- >> good evening, nbc north dakota news and he'll be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. tell us a little bit about yourself, a.j. >> thanks, i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia university and i'm used to being from the east coast. >> okay. well, welcome aboard, a.j. >> thanks. >> go for it. >> fatal atv crash happened yesterday in williams county. >> by the way, a.j. was fired today. >> so when is he coming, alex? >> hey, alex, when are we getting him on? >> we're working on him. i think they're working out -- >> no, i'm serious. >> we are working on it. >> he needs to be on a new show. we can get him a job. >> mr. f-bomb can tell him everything he needs to know. >> i've got to tell you. worse things can happen in your career. >> he can learn from the best. >> he can learn from the best. >> this week, please. >> good morning, everyone, it's tuesday, april 23rd. welcome to "morning joe." i think alex thinks i'm serious. does he understand when i'm serious? >> hey, alex, i got an idea. willie and i were t
. >> your news leader in high definition. >> [ bleep ] -- >> good evening, nbc north dakota news and he'll be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. tell us a little bit about yourself, a.j. >> thanks, i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia university and i'm used to being from the east coast. >> okay. well, welcome aboard, a.j. >> thanks. >> go for it. >> fatal atv crash happened yesterday in williams county. >> by the...
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. >> you're watching the evening report sunday on nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high definition. [bleep] [bleep]. >>brian: being a tv anchor is not as easy as it looks, people. "fox & friends" starts... now. >>steve: come to work in the morning and they put the microphone on us, you've got to leave certain words in the other room. >>gretchen: yes. we do hope. he must have been looking down at his script and didn't like what he was seeing. that was what he was reacting to. can you imagine doing your first [bleep]. >>brian: by the way, if you were watching yesterday -- >>gretchen: no. he's looking down before he's going to say his first words ever on tv and he must have not liked the script he had been assigned because he gives two swear words, and then it went downhill from then and it never appeared on a newscast. i feel bad. he moved all his stuff to bismarck, and now he doesn't have a job. he's from west virginia. he moved all his stuff to bismarck. >>brian: isn't there good fracking there? >>steve: he might actually make more money fracking than -- what he said on television
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anchor. >> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high definition. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> good evening, i'm van tieu. you may have seen our newest reporter, a.j., on nbc north dakota news, and will be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. tell us a little bit at yourself, a.j.. >> thanks, van. i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia university and i'm used to, you know, from being from the east coast. >> a.j. is with us exclusively. if you can't tell, he is a great sport. good morning to you, a.j.. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> i know you've seen that clip a couple of times and about ten times just this morning since we've been good enough to play it for you over and over again. what did you think when you first saw it? >> when i first saw the clip, it was, you know, gut wrenching. i didn't even know i said it on camera until my news director walked in on the third break. >> so that's a long time to go without realizing that you had dropped those words. go back to the beginning of the tape. the show is coming on the air. what were you do
anchor. >> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high definition. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> good evening, i'm van tieu. you may have seen our newest reporter, a.j., on nbc north dakota news, and will be joining the weekend news team as my co-anchor. tell us a little bit at yourself, a.j.. >> thanks, van. i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia university and i'm used to, you know, from being from the east coast. >> a.j. is with us...
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on nbc north dakota news. and he'll be joining the weekend news team as my coanchor. >> reporter: a.j. went on to introduce himself to viewers. >> thanks, van. i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia originally. i'm used to being from the east coast. >> reporter: but his bosses had seen enough. he was fired immediately. she read the apology. >> and rest assured that something like this will not happen again. >> reporter: that couldn't have gone any worse, tweeted a.j. who claims he tripped over his shoes. maybe this will make him feel better. elvis was fired day one at the grand ole opry. you ain't going nowhere, son. the manager told him. go back to driving a truck. and madonna was fired on her first day working at dunkin' donuts in times square. >> top ten signs your first day as a news anchorman did not go well. the last story of the broadcast announced a job opening for news anchor. heart goes out. his very first anchorman job. >> reporter: there's a barrage of posts on the station's facebook, dem
on nbc north dakota news. and he'll be joining the weekend news team as my coanchor. >> reporter: a.j. went on to introduce himself to viewers. >> thanks, van. i'm very excited. i graduated from west virginia originally. i'm used to being from the east coast. >> reporter: but his bosses had seen enough. he was fired immediately. she read the apology. >> and rest assured that something like this will not happen again. >> reporter: that couldn't have gone any worse,...
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>> i don't. >> we have to get you in new york city. nbc has this. "30 rock". those were originally field tested at "30 rock" where nbc is. now otis is doing them everywhere. >> caye niece elevator indicator. >> i like that. >> we have to get you caught up on the morning headlines. good news for apple. trade commission judges agreed with apple's argument that a patent he held by motorola is in valid. it involved sensors that disabled touch inputs. google is evaluating its options. eric submit in the 8:00 hour. the national transportation safety board begins a two-day hearing looking into how boeing 787 battery system was approved. the jet of course was taken out of service after problems developed. they approved a redesign of those batteries. they might have some in the air maybe even later this week. who is putting small knives and bats on planes? i'm glad it was delayed. >> baseball players. >> i didn't realize it would have gone into effect this week. it will allow feedback from a variety of agencies, though it did not say how long that delay would be. bats
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the nbc station in bismarck north dakota suspended them. >> your first day as a news anchorman did not go well. number eight. weatherman tells you to expect an 80% chance of unemployment. >> reporter: but clemente has turned from internet joke to internet folk hero. people are flooding the station's facebook page calling for him to be rehired. >> what in the name? no! >> reporter: clemente's mistake reminded some of "anchorman" ron 'burgh burgundy." >> and i'm ron burgundy. go [ bleep ] yourself, san diego. >> ah! >> reporter: but reporters don't have to curse to become internet fodder. >> at the location where he dropped his -- please don't do that. where he dropped his knapsack. >> typically what is left is the people walking around with this glazed look in their eyes. >> reporter: jessica sanchez confronted this super bowl reveler crashing her live shot. >> reporter: so how long have you had an std? >> i don't have an std. >> reporter: then why did you want to talk? >> oh my goodness. >> reporter: then the pair of fox anchors in philadelphia who after wrapping up an awkward intervie
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up next, nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> this guy is a superstar, by the way! the kids are talking about him and he has his own youtube channel. >> bobblehead doll. >> i bet he'll do a music video on the 1985 chicago bears. he is going to cooperstown! the humble back seat. we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed our newest subaru from the back seat forward. introducing the all-new, completely restyled subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ ♪ >>> all right. here with us now from washington, msnbc justice correspondent pete williams who has been all over this story. j dzhokhar tsarnaev will be charged in a civil
up next, nbc justice correspondent pete williams. >> this guy is a superstar, by the way! the kids are talking about him and he has his own youtube channel. >> bobblehead doll. >> i bet he'll do a music video on the 1985 chicago bears. he is going to cooperstown! the humble back seat. we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed our newest subaru from the back seat forward. introducing the all-new, completely restyled subaru forester....
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. >> host: you talk about nbc news after katrina. >> guest: was lucky enough to interview brian williams a few days after katrina had hit. he had made katrina a priority and was there for weeks and weeks and did a lot of great work and was passionate about starting a national conversation then i talk to him that conversation didn't happen because people would rather watch on tries. i and stood it is the uncomfortable conversation and media doesn't cover poverty enough. one of the reasons why we saw candidates like mitt romney and other g.o.p. to say 47 percent of the country who wants to get things for free or i don't think the media has done a good job to describe the pork. what are their lives like? when there are people working at wal-mart wal-mart, mcdonald's wal-mart, mcdonald's, ups, not necessarily making enough to make ends meet, and maybe to jobs cover riding the bus or by can people right very hard and they feel they tell their story better for them to understand that 47 percent better. >> host: north carolina you are on booktv on c-span2 do with eric deggans. >> caller: i grew
. >> host: you talk about nbc news after katrina. >> guest: was lucky enough to interview brian williams a few days after katrina had hit. he had made katrina a priority and was there for weeks and weeks and did a lot of great work and was passionate about starting a national conversation then i talk to him that conversation didn't happen because people would rather watch on tries. i and stood it is the uncomfortable conversation and media doesn't cover poverty enough. one of the...